http://ryanallen.com Ryan Allen's Artwork & Design Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I did a few pieces for the SPACE themed artbook I did. I sketched the ideas out in my moleskine while sitting in some classes during the summer code camp here in sunny Arizona. Most of the stuff was above me so I resorted to doodling instead of paying attention. [caption ... http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/space-watercolor-and-ink-on-paper/ *Update: The book is now available for purchase. The proof I got was amazing so I opened up the book for sale. It is $35 (no one makes any money it is selling at cost), softcover printed on high quality silk paper. Your coffee table needs it! Only 250 available. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/749675 I've ... http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/new-art-book-finished-and-sent-off-to-print/ The 3rd and last piece to finish was the Keyboard :) You can see the other Screen and the motherboard pieces as well here: http://ryanallen.com/2009/01/painting-on-a-laptop-lcd-screen-technology/ http://ryanallen.com/2009/02/2nd-laptop-painting-done-and-it-only-took-3-months-d/ This piece and all the other laptop pieces are already sold. http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/3rd-laptop-piece-done-the-keyboard/ This was a commissioned lantern. It is 12" x 16" x 3/4" Acrylic paint on aspen wood. http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/greenlantern-commission/ I was listening to the nin album Year Zero when I drew and painted this one. It is 24" x 28" x 2", acrylic on aspen wood. It has already sold. http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/year-zero/ 18" x 24" Acrylic on aspen wood. 2" thick. I have a partial video of the making of this piece up on vimeo and youtube. Blue lantern painting from Ryan Allen on Vimeo. http://ryanallen.com/2009/06/blue-lantern-commission/ Acrylic on Aspen board. Sold. http://ryanallen.com/2009/05/starry-night/ http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryan/choose-your-own-adventure-a-robot-painting-series You can take part in my next project. A choose your own adventure painting series.   You pledge $35 and you are put in line to tell me what to do next in the story. You will receive the original painting of the part of the story you directed. 25% of all ... http://ryanallen.com/2009/05/choose-your-own-adventure-robot-series/ These icons are free to use, just don't resell them. If you use them in something let me know, I like seeing how my stuff is implemented. You can download the layered .tif file by clicking here. http://ryanallen.com/2009/04/free-small-icon-set-on-grey/ I finished up an acrylic painting of some birds on 12" x 24" x 2" aspen wood. The birds in the painting were from a piece I drew for the book McGraw-Hill is publishing. Here is the original bird I drew for that book: Here is the finished painting: I would post ... http://ryanallen.com/2009/04/birdies/